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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04
Launched
March 31, 2018
Summary
Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 31, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 217th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,737th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 1-02, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 652 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 217th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,737th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 1-02 · NORAD 43259 · 2018-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-031A
- Epoch
- 2018-03-31 06:12:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.9920465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0108799
- Inclination
- 98.0761°
- Ascending node
- 166.1804°
- Arg. of perigee
- 33.467°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4432°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; 10 still in orbit
- Gao Fen 1-02 · NORAD 43259 · in orbit
- Gao Fen 1-03 · NORAD 43260 · in orbit
- Gao Fen 1-04 · NORAD 43262 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y26 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gaofen is a series of Chinese civilian Earth observation satellites. These three satellites are to be operated together with the Gaofen-1 satellite, which was launched in 2013.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32nd launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 68th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 launch?
Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 launched on March 31, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04?
Coverage: China Puts 1st Commercial Satellite Constellation into Use; China launches high resolution earth observation satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 reach?
Gao Fen 1-02, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 652 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).